The VAR Guy

Lenovo was kind enough to send me a loaner unit for the ThinkPad Edge — which fits somewhere between the netbook and notebook family. I’ve had it for about a month now. Here’s some thoughts and impressions on the 3-month-old member of the Lenovo mobile computer family…

Lenovo at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is introducing a new line of ThinkPads. The ThinkPad Edge effort includes a hardware redesign that leaves boxy appearances behind. In some ways, Lenovo might be channeling their inner Apple a little bit with a few of the design efforts. Here are the details.

Cisco Systems and Lenovo are holding executive-level discussions about a potential powerhouse partnership, The VAR Guy has learned. Their mutual goal: Knock out Hewlett-Packard in the server, PC and networking markets. Here’s the scoop.

In an email to The VAR Guy, Lenovo Senior VP J. Scott Di Valerio describes the PC giant’s evolving Linux strategy, including plans for so-called NetBooks that will launch in October. Here’s a look at what Di Valerio had to say.